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Inventi:pcr/26049/18

Analysis of the Clinicopathological Characteristics and Risk Factors in Patients with Lung Cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Objective. To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and risk factors in patients with lung cancer and COPD. Materials\nandMethods.We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 282 patients with lung cancer, including 174 and 108 patients with and\nwithout COPD, respectively. Information on age, sex, smoking status, and histologic type was obtained from medical records.\nResults. Lung cancer patients with COPD and those with the chronic bronchitis (CB) phenotype had higher smoking indices\ncompared to those without COPD (723.95 �± 631.48 and 920.95 �± 712.93 versus 418.40 �± 506.84;